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  Babuyan - MSN Encarta
The Babuyan Islands form an archipelago located in the Luzon Strait north of Luzon island in the Philippines.
Babuyan, island group in the northern Philippines, forming part of Cagayan Province, in Luzon Strait.
The Babuyan islands are separated from Luzon Island by Babuyan Channel.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761553441/Babuyan.html   (149 words)

  
  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Cagayan   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Babuyan Islands is an archipelago located in the Luzon Strait and north of Luzon island in the Philippines.
The province is bounded by the Pacific Ocean on the east; on the south by Isabela province; on the west by the Cordillera Mountains; and on the north by the Balintang Channel and the Babuyan Group of Islands.
Its boundaries are Bashi Channel on the north, the Pacific Ocean on the east, the Cordillera Administrative Region on the west and the provinces of Aurora and Nueva Ecija on the south.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Cagayan   (4750 words)

  
  Babuyan Islands
Babuyan Islands is an archipelago located in the Luzon Strait and north of Luzon island in the Philippines.
Babuyan Islands consist of five major islands: Babuyan[?], Calayan[?], Camiguin[?], Dalupiri[?], and Fuga[?].
Politically, the Babuyan Islands is part of the Philippine province of Cagayan[?].
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ba/Babuyan_Islands.html   (78 words)

  
 Luzon - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Luzon as an island group includes the island of Luzon itself, plus the Batanes and Babuyan groups of islands to the north, and the main and outlying islands of Catanduanes, Marinduque, Masbate, Romblon, and Mindoro in the south.
The island group of Palawan, which used to be a province belonging to an administrative region of Luzon has been transferred to Region VI in the Visayas in 2005.
To the west of Luzon island is the South China Sea (Luzon Sea in Philippine territorial waters), to the east is the Philippine Sea, and to the north is Luzon Strait containing Babuyan Channel and Balintang Channel.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Luzon   (1779 words)

  
 Babuyan Islands – FREE Babuyan Islands Information | Encyclopedia.com: Find Babuyan Islands Research
The chief islands are Babuyan, Camiguin, Calayan, Fuga, and Dalupiri.
Described as the most beautiful of the Babuyan Islands, it is peopled by a clan of 2,000 desperately poor Ilocanos, many of which continue to suffer from isolation, illiteracy...
A series of channels, it is dotted with the islands of the Batan and Babuyan island groups.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1B1-356299.html   (627 words)

  
 Babuyan Islands: The northern adventure - philippines travel tales photos and travel stories
Babuyan’s biggest and most beloved visitor — the Humpback whales (megaptera novaeangliae) are arriving during summer for their annual winter holiday, marking the start of whale watching season in the islands.
The Babuyan group of islands is composed of five islands north of Aparri.
Babuyan Island adventure is all about dreaming a vacation after it was over.
www.lakbaypilipinas.com /articles/babuyan-islands.html   (1197 words)

  
 Vulkan Babuyan
Babuyan Claro is a heavily forested stratovolcano near the center of Babuyan Island.
The Babuyan group of islands, which include the islands of Calayan, Babuyan, Dalupiri, Balintang and Camiguin, has a mixture of flat to nearly level land, and steep to very steep slopes.
Didicas Island was once known as Didicas Rock until a submarine volcano erupted in 1952 and formed the island.
www.malapascua.de /Volcanoe-Map/Vulkan_Babuyan/hauptteil_vulkan_babuyan.html   (604 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Luzon   (Site not responding. Last check: )
To the west of Luzon island is the South China Sea, to the east is the Philippine Sea, and to the north is Luzon Strait.
The island group of Luzon encompasses Luzon island itself, plus the Batanes and Babuyan groups of islands to the north, and the islands of Catanduanes, Marinduque, Masbate, Romblon, Mindoro, and Palawan in the south.
The island group includes the Batanes and Babuyan islands to the north, and the islands of Catanduanes, Masbate, Marinduque, Romblon, Mindoro, and Palawan in the south.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Luzon   (1423 words)

  
 Babuyan Claro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Babuyan Claro volcano is located in the Babuyan Islands, an archipelago in the Luzon Strait and north of Luzon island in the Philippines (19°31.5'N, 121° 57'E).
Babuyan Claro is classified by volcanologists as a stratovolcano with an elevation of 843 meters and a base diameter of 920 meters.
Babuyan Claro is one of the 22 active volcanoes in the Philippines.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Babuyan_Claro   (389 words)

  
 Batanes - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The province lies on a group of islands (called the Batanes Islands) in the Luzon Strait and is part of the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon.
Its capital is Basco and is separated from the Babuyan Islands of Cagayan province by the Balintang Channel and from Taiwan by the Bashi Channel.
The islands are sparsely populated and subject to frequent typhoons.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Batanes   (853 words)

  
 Luzon Strait
It contains a number of small islands and island groups, including the Batanes Islands[?] under the Philippine province of Batanes[?] and the Babuyan Islands, under the province of Cagayan[?].
The Babuyan Channel[?] separates Luzon from the Babuyan Islands, which is separated from the Batanes Islands by the Balintang Channel[?].
On December 10, they occupied Camiguin Island[?] (not the same as the Camiguin just north of Mindanao) in a soon-abandoned attempt to establish a seaplane base, and on the same day landed at Aparri on Luzon.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/lu/Luzon_Strait.html   (182 words)

  
 UnderwaterTimes.com | Print an Article
Babuyan Islands, The Philippines (2006-03-19 19:04:05 EST) FISHERMEN in the once tranquil Babuyan Islands in Cagayan province are literally having a blast.
The WWF records an average of 100 sightings in the Babuyan Islands annually but fears that this would be reduced due to the dynamite blasts.
There are at least five known shipwrecks surrounding Camiguin Island, all of which are in the breeding ground of humpback whales that travel to the Babuyan Islands before proceeding to Alaska and Russia to feed.
www.underwatertimes.com /print.php?article_id=10429537018   (635 words)

  
 The Prelature of Batanes-Babuyanes
The island of Batanes is in the northernmost waters of the Philippine Archipelago.
To the south of Batanes, across the Balintang Channel are the islands that compose the Babuyan Islands group which politically falls under the jurisdiction of the province of Cagayan.
Directly south of the Babuyan Islands group is the Babuyan Channel which separates the islands from the northern stretch of Cagayan Province.
www.cbcponline.net /batanes   (573 words)

  
 INQ7.net: WOW Fest
Babuyan Claro is collared by gigantic waves and hut-size boulders that bar its coastline.
Yes, we have come this far to the frontiers of Babuyan Group of Islands, specifically in Camiguin because this is where the humpbacks stay in most part of October to November, and April to May to propagate.
With none of the trappings and complications of modern life, the Babuyan is a perfect getaway, where nature, peace and quiet reign.
supplements.inquirer.net /wowfest/display.php?fld=dear&art=22.htm   (1564 words)

  
 Not about the Babuyan Islands « Decode Society
He went island hoping in that group of islands in the northern part of Luzon.
He told me that all the islands were extremely beautiful, but there is a catch, the price tag for that is a five hour boat ride under the sun, in a small boat, with gigantic waves.
That boat ride was so memorable not just because it changed his color from brown to browner (or should I say brownest because any additional shade of brown would make him fl already), but because he was holding to his dear camera as well as his dear life during the wavy and rocky boat ride.
decodesociety.wordpress.com /2008/06/02/not-about-the-babuyan-islands   (786 words)

  
 Maps ETC - Asia -> Philippines
The Philippine Islands are comprised of more than 7,000 islands and are located in the Malay archipelago of Southeast Asia.
The islands composing the middle part of the group are known as the Visayas.
Physical map of the Philippine Islands with inserted maps of Manila and the Batan and Babuyan Islands.
etc.usf.edu /maps/galleries/asia/Philippines/index.php   (462 words)

  
 Babuyan Islands: the Philippines Northern Paradise
The establishment is situated on the island of Langkawi (Kedah), Malaysia.
Offering one of the most memorable Caribbean scuba diving experiences, Roatan was said to be a secure hideaway for pirates centuries ago and is notorious for buried treasures along the coast.
This island is deeply scalloped with snorkeling spots and coves edged in powdery white sand, the islands inviting coastline will give you a charming atmosphere you always dreamed of.
www.articlesbase.com /exotic-locations-articles/babuyan-islands-the-philippines-northern-paradise-184720.html   (1781 words)

  
 New bird species discovered in Babuyan Islands | Haribon
Calayan is the largest island in the Babuyan Island group that lies between Batanes and Luzon.
The discovery was made by a team of nine volunteer wildlife researches from the Philippines and the United Kingdom, who conducted a survey of birds, mammals, repriles, and amphibians on the islands from April to June.
Eighteen of the 20 living species of the flightless rail are considered threatened, and the majority of the rail species that have become extinct since 1600 were flightless, said a 1998 handbook on rails.
www.haribon.org.ph /?q=node/view/91   (983 words)

  
 Babuyan Islands Travel Guides: Babuyan Islands Travel Site: ThingsAsian
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 Alibata | Paradise Philippines: Babuyan Islands
The Babuyan Islands consist of five major islands: Babuyan, Calayan, Camiguin, Dalupiri, and Fuga.
Note that the Camiguin island here is different from the island-province of Camiguin in Mindanao.
Politically, the Babuyan Islands are part of the Philippine province of Cagayan.
philippines-paradise.blogspot.com /2007/07/babuyan-islands.html   (176 words)

  
 Babuyan Islands - The Philippine Travel Blog
The Babuyan Islands is an archipelago located in the Luzon Strait and north of Luzon island in the Philippines.
It is separated from Luzon by the Babuyan Channel and from the Batanes Islands up north by the Balintang Channel.
The experience maybe unforgiving but truly it was a walk to remember.
www.yugatech.com /travel/destinations/babuyan-islands   (262 words)

  
 USGS Earthquake Hazards Program: Preliminary Earthquake Report: BABUYAN ISLANDS REGION, PHILIPPINES
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program: Preliminary Earthquake Report: BABUYAN ISLANDS REGION, PHILIPPINES
Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 01:40:27 AM local time at epicenter
115 km (70 miles) SW of Basco, Batan Islands, Philippines
neic.usgs.gov /neis/bulletin/neic_rgha.html   (200 words)

  
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 Babuyan Islands - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Luzon, island of the northern Philippines, bounded by the Babuyan Channel on the north, the Philippine Sea on the east, the San Bernardino Strait on...
Island, any comparatively small body of land completely surrounded by water.
An island differs from a continent both in geological structure and in...
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 chpt.1
Lan Yu (Orchid Island) is part of the Republic of China and is governed according to the laws of that country.
The Yami, the native population of the island, are of Malayo-Polynesian stock and their culture is similar to that of the peoples inhabiting the northern part of the Philippines.
The name of the first island, "Yami," seems to be a mistake and has led to the erroneous belief that this island is populated by the Yami people.
www.uga.edu /~asian-lp/jpn_html/yami/chpt.1.html   (7545 words)

  
 Luzon - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Luzon refers to the largest and most politically important island in the Philippines and to one of the three island groups in the country, with Visayas and Mindanao being the other two.
The island is very mountainous and is home to Mount Pulag, the second highest mountain in the country and Mayon, the most famous volcano.
Land bridges connecting the Philippine islands, especially Luzon to the rest of Asia were thought of to have brought the indeigenous Aetas more than 15,000 ago.
www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Luzon   (2071 words)

  
 New bird species discovered "just in time"
The Babuyan Islands Expedition team were surveying the birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians of the island group when they discovered the rail in lowland forest on the island of Calayan, at an altitude of 300m.
Calayan is part of the Babuyan group of islands, at the northern end of the Philippines archipelago, and 1,000 kilometres south of the Japanese island of Okinawa.
The Expedition conducted a 10-week survey of the terrestrial fauna in the islands of Camiguin, Babuyan Claro, Calayan and Dalupiri with the aim of compiling inventories of the birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians present, identifying threats to the fauna and environment and identifying habitats for priority conservation.
www.birdlife.org /news/pr/2004/08/calayan_rail.html   (1191 words)

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